Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-16
OVER THE VETO.
The Senate Has Passed the Universe
N Appropriation Bill.
The Liquor Question. Railroad Matter,
and IeglsIniIXa NeMa NenerallY.

W Appropriation Dill.
The Liquor Question. Railroad Matters
and Legislative News Generally.
The University appropriation bill recent
ly vetoed by the governor, was taken up the
other afternoon. Senator Sharp read from
the governor inaugural message section
commencing to the legislature careful
consideration of the estimates for labora-
tories at the university. There was moth
ing in the message to indicate his disap-
proval of the appropriation, and no such
disapproval was intimated in any way
until the message OF June 2. The senator
referred to the proposition to raise the
tuition Of non resident students and said
that was a matter that ought to be lett
with the regents, where IL had been by law
for thirty six years. He referred to other
appropriations and said the legislature had
shown no greater liberality to the univer-
Senator O'Reilly said that he favored
economy, but he understood that sustain
ing the veto would cripple the university.
He would therefore vote yes and leave
economy for some other time. The bill
passed over the veto by a vote Of 26 to 5.
The senate has settled the question of
reduced railroad fares for this Sc sion. at
least, the vote fixing the fare at two cents
standing yeas, 9: nays, 81. This was
fair test vote on the 2-cent proposition
and was accepted as such by all parties
interested. The bill then passed, leaving
railroad fares unchanged, but simply pro.
viding for the construction OF tunnels and
their approaches. In order to finish the
job j. ". Babcock moved to take from the
table the Manly bill, which was the origi-
nal 2-cent bill. 1t was taken from the
table and on motion Of Senator Hubbell it
was indefinitely postponed by vote of Is
yeas, to IL nays.
The house the other morning went
through, as special order, Mr.. Monroe's
20 rAxts he hon, T. inn In of ha faf
The examination fee for bank was
changed from $50 to $40 and one one hun
dredth of one per cent OF the gross assets.
An amendment was adopted that bonds or
Michigan municipalities may be used as
security by banks when the amount of
bonds issued does not exceed one tenth
the asse sed valuation OF the municipality.
AS the bill left the senate the limit was
one fifth of the seSsed valuation of real
estate. After completing consideration
the committee rose and the bill passed by
a vote Of 81 to z. This bill was carefully
considered by some of the leading bankers
in the state before IL passed the senate
and met with general approval both by
commercial banks and savings banks. It
is to be submitted TO popular vote at the
November election in 1855.
Both house have adopted a 'oint resolu-
tion accepting the government appropria-
ton of $4,000 for an experimental station
at the agricultural college.
The German BILL which has been the sub
1ect OF much.discussion in Catholic circles,
and of many remonstrances by members
of the congregations, has been taken from
the table in the senate, ordered printed
and placed upon the general order: The
object of the bill is TO place the title to
Catbo ic churches in trustees instead of
the bishop individually.
The senate spent one morning session In
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solidate the Saginaws and Carrolton. The
speeches throughout the whole debate were
excellent, each in its line, but had not the
slightest effect on the result. Mr. Ed
wards amendment providing for submit
ting the question to vote of the people in
the three municipalities interested, was
voted Down, with only himself and Mr..
Harshaw in the affirmative. The house
amendment providing for con olidation
was then concurred in, yeas 80 nay Mr..
Edwards. The senate took a recess, and a
speech from Mr.. Horr wound up the Sagi-
nav proceedings in that body. The house
promptly concurred in the one senate
amendment which provides that consoli-
dation shall finally take effect in 1851.
Both houses of the legislature have
adopted resolutions Of thanks and con-
CALCULATIONS to the Orchard Lake cadets
for their achievements.
The senate has passed the bill to prohibit
the sale of intoxicating liquors to inmates
of the soldiers home at Grand Rapids ex-
cept when absent on furlough.
The hi use has defeated the bill to regu-
late the employment OF labor in prisons.
The bill to establish local option by
counties. elections for that purpose to be
held upon request of one fifth of the voters
enumerated at the last preceding election
for governor, came up in the house the
other day and was passed by the exact
constitutional majority.
The house committee on state affairs
has made a favorable report on the bill to
place a special tax on dealers in oleomar-
garine. The tax is fixed at SlCO year on
retail dealers and 800 on wholesale deal
ers. The definition of retail dealer is
one who sells less than 100 pounds at
single transaction.
Mr.. Crenelrs election bill for wI..tc, red
and blue tickets, TO be crossed and checked
opposite the candidates named, in the
Canadian style, passed the house by a vote
Of 81 to 35.
The house has passed the bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for the upper peninsula
mining school.
The governor has signed the bill author
ling probate judges to send INDECENT in
state.
The senate has passed the graveyard
insurance bill The section containing
the age clause was the only section that
caused much discussion. The bill makes
Us years the limit of the insurable age.
The bill as it finally passed the senate is
in a condition rather more satisfactory to
the friends of safe insurance than IL was
when 1t left the house.
The bill ito purify elections" has passed
in committee Of the house. The bill pro-
be printed white and furnished at the ex-
pen,e Of the state. They are to have upon
them the name of every person named by
any political party or convention for
state office, together with his politics and
the office for which he is a candidate. The
name is to be furnished to the secretary
of state at lea thirty DAYS before the
election, accompanied by fee Of not more
than S5L Red tickets are to be furnished
at the exren Q of the county each candi-
date to be assessed not more than $40, to
pay for the printing. Blue tickets are for
furnished at the public expense by the
city or township clerk each candidate to
pay not to exceed S. for printing. The
tickets are printed in blocks and are to be
supplied to the voters singly as they apply
for them. The names of all candidates,
their politics and the Office they are run
ming for being printed upon the tickets
there is nothing for the voter to do but to
pick out his men and mark a cross oppo.
site to each name. For this purpose he
goes into a barricads or compartment.
The ticket is marked upon the back by the
initial OF the in pector who furnished it,
and In case the voter cannot read he is to
mark the crosses opposite the names the
voter selects. These are the main points
OF the DILL There is a provision that no